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KNOX SEEMS BARRED FROM THE CABINET; Because He Was a Senator When the Salary of the Secretary of State Was Increased. CONSTITUTION SO PROVIDES Inhibition Runs During His Full Term, So Resignation Now Would Not Qualify Him -- Has Been Disregarded in Some Minor Cases.

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February 10, 1909,

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. -- Discovery was made to-day that Philander Chase Knox, Senator from Pennsylvania, is ineligible for appointment to a Cabinet place under the Taft Administration because of Constitutional restrictions. The fact that President-elect Taft already has chosen Senator Knox for his Secretary of State and that the latter has accepted does not tend to relieve the perplexities of the situation. Senator Knox to-night declined to discuss the matter in any way.

February 10, 1909

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